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December 28, 2011

Earlier today I created a Chipin fundraiser page for a good friend of freehiphopnow.com.

My good friend and co-host of"A Monthly Bondfire"lost a valuable tool last night. Someone walked off with her MacBook shortly after our event at BPC.Needless to say that it's not a good look to lose an item beyond the cost to replace it, the data contained was invaluable. She just did a two week tour of the west coast so you can imagine the amount of footage, interviews and photographs that were lost.TastyKeish is a self employed individual. The majority of her living income comes from the use of her personal computer; voice overs, journalism, etc...I've set the price to $2,400 to cover the cost of the MacBook, taxes and AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro. Bare in mind she is still paying for the laptop that was stolen.

All funds go directly to TastyKeish. I'm asking for help so that she may be able to replace her comp before the new year rolls in. All help is appreciated. You will be blessed for your contribution.

Thanks again for your support. TastyKeish most definitely is great contributor of much time and effort to help create opportunities for artists in our NYC community as well creating awareness about pressing issues that are important to us all. This year alone TastyKeish has personally funded numerous projects for artists, helped raise funds for Japan Society and Haitian relief and daily lends knowledge, motivates and entertains her online network of followers and fans. Please help me give back to her. Thank you.

December 14, 2011

B. DOLAN’s “FILM THE POLICE” pays tribute to N.W.A.’s infamous “F*ck the
Police,” serving as a call to action for the digitized media movement
while responding to the recent explosion of police brutality all across
the world.

This free MP3, courtesy of STRANGE FAMOUS RECORDS,
features a reconstruction of Dr. Dre’s original beat, brilliantly
reanimated by UK producer BUDDY PEACE. Label CEO, SAGE FRANCIS, opens
the song by picking up the gavel where Dr. Dre left it 23 years ago,
introducing a blistering, true-to-style flip of Ice Cube’s original
verse by SFR cornerstone, B. Dolan. TOKI WRIGHT (Rhymesayers
Entertainment) follows up by stepping into the shoes of MC Ren, penning
the people’s struggle against cops as a case of “Goliath Vs. a bigger
giant.” Finally, Jasiri X (Pittsburgh rapper/activist) rounds out the
track by filling in for Eazy-E, reminding us that police brutality
disproportionately affects poor people of color.

With the
Occupy Movement bringing various forms of injustice to the forefront of
people’s consciousness, “Film the Police” is a reminder that cops have
been a continued and increasingly militarized presence in public
streets. Thanks to the widespread use of smartphones and video cameras,
along with the popularity of social networks such as Twitter and
Facebook, the power of the media has been put back into the people’s
hands as they document the injustices perpetrated by those who have
sworn to serve and protect them.